St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-25

reduced wherever this policy will allow, and
the public interests should be required and
followed in the expenditure of all public
money, and we declare for all possible and
practicable reduction of taxation, both ma
tional and state. We favor the revision of
the revenue laws of the state TO the end that
taxation may be equitable ON all kinds of
property.
Fourth-We are opposed TO criminal and
vicious immigration of all kinds. to threaten
the public welfare and disturb the social
peace, and to all pauper immigration and
convict or cOolie labor. or TO the contract of
prison labor by the state to bring unfair com
petition 10 American workingmen. We favor
such legislation i'll the state as will protect
miners and all other laborers in their full
. rights as to compensation. protection of life,
hours of labor and freedom of trade. All
public lands should be held, and all unearned
lands granted. reclaimed for actual settlers.
Nonresident aliens she uld not be allowed to
acquire title to lands III this country.
Fifth-The civil service law enacted by the
Republican party and now so fiagrantly dis
obeyed and violated by the Democratic ad-
ministration should be maintained and I'M
proved in all ways TO insure its enforcement
and increase its efficiency. The sole test of
an incumbent of office or applicant to Il place
III the service of the government should be
honesty, competency and fidelity, with the
single exception that, when all other aualifi-
cations are equal, the Union soldier snail
have the preference.
Sixth-We are unable to give the commend
alton of good citizens to the administration
of Grover Cleveland. In its discrimination
against, and its shameful abuse of Union sol
diers, and the constant preference it has
shown TO the men who fought to destroy The
Union: i'll its despotic use of the executive
power to veto bills passed by congress for the
relief of Union soldiers and the Des Moines
river land settlers; in its attempt to reverse
the verdict of the war by surrender of the
rebel battle flags; in its failure to reduce the
surplus or decrease taxation, and
for its broken promises to the
people and its inefficient discharge of the
public services we are compelled to denounce
1t as being unpatllotlc, unworthy, dlsap
pointment to the country and a fresh proof
of the incapacity of the Democratic party to
conduct successfully the affairs of the ma
ton.
Seventh-The theory of public regulation
and control of railways and other corpora
uons first enacted into the law in this state
and by the state carried up 10 the approval of
the supreme court of the United
States, we maintain with increasing
favor. We approve the general prin-
ciples of the interstate commerce law and
favor such amendments thereto as will make
1t still more protective of the interests OF the
people, and such state legislation as will ap
ply its principles TO this state. We either ask
that the next legislature shall, after thorough
and unSparing investigation. so revise and
amend the laws forming the railroad code of
the state as will secure to the people all
legitimate protection from corporate monOp-
Oily and eXtortion as will increase the eff
cheney and the usefulness of the COM
mission, and as Will secure all fair
and possible reduction in freight and fares,
believing that the first-class roads of the
state can afford to reOuce passenger fares to
= cents a mile. We are opposed to all unjust
determinations between persons and places,
and also TO any railroad policy or legislation
which will tend to injure our agricultural,
industrial or commercial interests. or that
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terestS at the expense of the cities and towns
of our own state. We are also opposed to
granting any form of exclusive rights by
which any corporation or individuals Will be
protected from legitimate and honorable
competition, and established as 4 monopoly
regardless of public interest.
Elghth-ThlS government saved from de-
StructIOn and treason by the patriotism and
valor of the Union soldiers. cannot afford, in
justice or honor. to deal less than Justly with
them. 1t should cordially and promptly be-
stow as an obligation of the government, and
not as charity, liberal pensions to all dis
abled or dependent soldiers, and TO the de-
pendent widows and parents OF soldiers, thus
preventing any suffering and want from
coming TO those to whom the nation owes
debt ii can never repay.
Ninth-IoWa has no compromise to hold
with the saloon. We declare in favor of the
faithful and vigorous enforcement in all
parts of the state of the prohibitOry law.
The pharmacy law and county permit law
should be so amended as to prevent the drug
store or wholesale liquor law from becoming
i'll any manner the substitute or successor Of
the saloon.
Tenth-We express our sympathy with the
people struggling for liberty and home rule,
whether it be the Irish people led by Glad
stone and Parnell. seeking to escape from
long time oppression. or the people CT Da-
kota or other territories in this country. de-
prived of home rule by the partisan injustice
of the Democratic party.
Eleventh-We approve of the state admin
istration of public affairs III Iowa. and
especially commend Gov. Larrabee for his
courageous defense of the people from the
extortion of railway monopolies and for his
protest i'll behalf of Iowa against Cleyeland's S
attempted surrender of the rebel battle flags.
Gov. v.WilliamLarrabee was renOminated
by acclamation and responded in brief
speech. Lieut. Gov Hull was renOminated
i'll the same manner. No nominating
speeches were made, and Oh these can
didateS there was no opposition.
On the fifth ballot for supreme Judge
Senator George S. Robinson was nom
mated. For superintendent of public
instruction Henry Sabin, of Clinton,
was nominated on the third ballot